Chapter 1
“It’s beautiful is it not, brother?”
Loki’s posture slumped even more into his seat as he let out an annoyed sigh. He peered up at the window observing the multitude of meteors fly through the sky, something Banner had described to him as “phenomenal celestial event”. This was hardly interesting to him.
Loki scoffed, “I’ve seen better in the other realms.” He commented bluntly. Thor frowned slightly at his brother before setting down his empty cup on the coffee table. “Well guess what Reindeer Games, your opinion matters very little. Seriously, no need to take a shit on our Earth culture.” Stark mused as he walked past heading outside. Thor laughed in response to Tony’s comment whereas Loki just became even more annoyed. He hated Starks’ nickname.
“Exactly that Loki. Look, it may not be anywhere near as great as what we have on Asgard but it is quite the view. It’d also be polite to acknowledge so.” Thor looked to his brother one last time before leaving him to join the others outside on the lawn.
Finally alone, Loki positioned himself comfortably on the couch and laid his head back closing his eyes. He had been pestered by his brother 24/7 ever since Odin sent him to Midgard to serve the Avengers for his crimes. Thor had been constantly correcting him on how to be kind to the team which proved to be very difficult for him. Tony was just as sarcastic as he was and the rest didn’t seem open to the idea of having him around. The only people he didn’t mind was Banner and occasionally his brother.
Loki was just about to drift into sleep when suddenly a strange noise pulled him out him out of his relaxed state. He sat up on the couch looking at the source of the sound. It was coming from outside. From the sky. Quickly making his way outside he looked up at the sky only to see one meteor falling towards the Earth. Or so he thought. “What is that?” Natasha questioned. Loki studied the fast falling object once more. It wasn’t a meteor. “I don’t know. It’s nothing like I’ve seen before.” Bruce answered, his eyes stuck on the descending object.
Tony pulled out one of his devices holding it up towards the sky. “Hey FRIDAY, scan this for me will ya’.” A few seconds passed before the A.I answered. “Mr. Stark I can detect a heartbeat.”
“I’m sorry a what? Did you say a-“
“A heartbeat. Whatever it is, it’s alive.” Thor stated. He already had Mjolnir gripped firmly in his hand as he eyed the thing cautiously. “I suppose we better take a look at it then,” Steve suggested before heading inside the Avengers facility. The rest followed after him and proceeded to gear up not wanting to take any chances with what or who they were about to face.
Y/N awoke to a harrowing pain felt throughout her whole body. Slowly turning onto her stomach and standing on her feet, she did her best to ignore the aching pain. Quickly doing a double take of her surroundings she realized she was in the center of a crater. A crater she must have made when she crashed. “No wonder why everything hurts.” Y/N staggered up to the rim of the crater, still unaware of which system she was on.
She had been attacked by hunters, more than she could ever handle. Word spread quickly around the universe that a Stellar had left the haven so it was no surprise for her to be attacked. She knew what they wanted. Which is why she had plummeted down onto to this unfamiliar planet, she had used the last of her energy to escape the hunters hoping they wouldn’t find her in this system. Maybe if she was lucky she’d actually be able to settle down for a while. The thought of returning home popped into her mind but she quickly dismissed it.
“Stay right there.”
Tony hovered a few feet away from Y/N with his repulsor beam readied and aimed directly at her. The rest of the Avengers stood alongside him armed and ready to fight. “Wait, no please! I don’t mean any harm! I just-“
“You just broke through the atmosphere, crashed and somehow walked away without a scratch?” Tony remarked. Y/N lowered her gaze down to the ground, she knew what she was about to do was stupid but then again she had no other option. How else was she meant to explain herself? Taking a deep breath, she timidly looked back at them.
“I’m-I’m a Stellar.” The words left her mouth sounding less confident than she had intended. Examining their reactions, Y/N realized the confused expression on most of their faces. All except two. Thor and Loki. They appeared to be surprised and were the first to break the silence. “If what you say is true, then why have you come out of hiding? Surely you would have known the dangers of being this far from home.” Thor questioned. These two men knew of her kind she thought. Which meant they weren’t the same as the rest of the Avengers.
“You’re not hunters are you?” She faltered. Y/N had taken a step back from the group of strangers not sure if whether or not to trust them. Noticing this, Loki stepped forward and extended his hand cautiously to her, “We wouldn’t dare to inflict you any harm, little star.” His voice was so entrancing to Y/N’s ears. His words made her feel safe, something she hadn’t felt for quite a while.
She smiled softly at him and in return he gave her a smile of his own. Hesitantly, she took his hand, hers fitting perfectly in his. “You promise you won’t hurt me?” She asked still unsure if she trusted them. If she trusted him.
Loki brought her hand up to his lips kissing her knuckles softly. “I promise.”